Hosts Bangladesh made a flying start in the SAFF U-16 Championship when they beat Sri Lanka 4-0 in their first match in Sylhet on Tuesday to qualify for the semi-final of the tournament. Sarwar Jaman Nipu struck twice while Abedin Rakib and Mohammad Atiquzzaman netted one goal apiece as Bangladesh sent Sri Lanka packed
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BFF asks SLI to focus on BPL
Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin on Tuesday asked the UK-based football management company, Soccer League International, to promote the Bangladesh Premier League instead of trying to organise a multi-million pound new football league. Soccer League International UK initially came up with a proposal of holding a franchise-based football league
MSC stay in runners-up race
Mohammedan SC kept their hopes alive to secure the runners-up spot of the Bangladesh Premier League with a 1-0 win over Rahmatganj MFS at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Sheikh Russell KC on the other hand, squandered a great opportunity to seal the second position with a game in hand after playing a goalless ... Read more
Bangladeshis fare poorly in Asian chess
Bangladesh’s Grand Master Abdullah al Rakib finished 27th with five points from nine matches in the Asian Continental Chess Championship-2015 that ended at Al-Ain in United Arab Emirate on Tuesday. GM Enamul Hossain Rajib became 43rd with 4.5 points while GM Ziaur Rahman became 59th with 4 points. In women’s section, Bangladesh’s Women
Smith braces for Bangladesh tour
Australia’s middle order batsman Steven Smith, who is expected to lead the devastated side in Bangladesh in October for a two-match Test series, said the Tigers will not be an easy prey for his side. Smith is widely expected to take over from retiring Michael Clarke, who announced his retirement in the wake of humiliating ... Read more
Bangladesh drawn with hosts in SAFF U-19
Bangladesh on Monday were drawn with hosts Nepal and Bhutan in Group ‘A’ of the inaugural SAFF Under-19 football Championship. The draw of the tournament was held in Kathmandu with India, Maldives and Afghanistan lining up in Group ‘B’ of the tournament scheduled here
Hosts begin SAFF U-16 campaign today
Bangladesh will be eager to open their SAFF U-16 Championship account with a win when they take on Sri Lanka at the Sylhet District stadium today. A comprehensive win will drive the hosts into the semi-finals from the Group A but the match will be a do-or-die affair for Sri Lanka after they lost
Fresh move to end hockey stalemate
All hockey clubs in Dhaka, affiliated to the Bangladesh Hockey Federation, are expected to sit in a meeting on Wednesday in order to find a way out of the ongoing stalemate in the sport, said a BHF official on Monday. Five hockey clubs – Mohammedan SC, Mariner Youngs Club, Wari Club, Dhaka Wanderers Club and ... Read more
Simon brace gives BU easy win
Nigerian forward Ezeodika Simon struck twice in the second half as Brothers Union beat Feni Soccer Club 2-0 in their penultimate match of the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. The win, Brothers’ 10th in the league, put the Gopibagh outfit third in the points table with 35 points from 19 ... Read more
Competition drives pacers
In terms of pace bowling, 2015 has been a revelation for Bangladesh. The statistics speak volumes for them. The pacers have taken more wickets than the slower bowlers in ODIs this year, a rarity when it comes to the Tigers. Bangladesh’s quicks have scalped 67 wickets in 15 matches, while their spinners took 41. Almost ... Read more
We are on right track: Sakib
Ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan said on Sunday that Bangladesh are on the right track as far as playing Test cricket is concerned despite them not coming close to their one-day international success in this format. The Tigers have shown tremendous progress in ODIs over the last few months moving to seventh in the ranking ... Read more
Complete overhaul of BPL planned
Bangladesh Cricket Board is planning to introduce the ‘players by choice’ system for the upcoming third edition of Bangladesh Premier League instead of traditional players’ auction, officials said on Sunday. The new edition of BPL is scheduled to be held from November 22 to December 15 after two years gap. The BCB also planned to ... Read more
Razzak stars in Nepal charity
Bangladesh’s left–arm spinner Abdur Razzak put an all-round show to help World XI side beat Nepal cricket team by 37 runs in an exhibition match in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Razzak made 16 not out off just seven balls before returned with a figure of 2-11 from his full quota of four overs in the ... Read more
Ctg Abahani rope in Manik
Veteran coach Shafiqul Islam Manik will take charge of premier league outfit Chittagong Abahani for the upcoming season, having spent this season away from coaching. The former Mohammedan SC and Muktijoddha Sangsad coach, who stepped down from the job of the All Reds at the end of last season, confirmed the news to reporters on ... Read more
UK-based company proposes mega league in B’desh
A UK-based football management company, Soccer League International, has come out with a proposal of organising a franchise football league in Bangladesh. Mohammad Kabir, a UK-based businessman of Bangladeshi origin, who is also the managing director of the company, arrived in Dhaka on Sunday
Bowling in tandem sharpens Tigers
Bangladesh will go into the second Test match against South Africa looking to capitalise on their confidence given by their bowlers who bowled in tandem to put them in a comfortable position in the series opener in Chittagong. Bangladesh were forced to remain content with a draw after rain washed out the last two days of the ... Read more
MSC, Russell close gap on Jamal
Both Mohammedan Sporting Club and Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra won their respective matches of the Bangladesh Premier League to reduce the gap with table toppers Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club on Sunday. Mohammedan beat Feni Soccer Club 2-1 in the first match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium while Russell defeated Team BJMC by the identical
Rain halts Tigers’ victory push
Bangladesh will be confident going into the second Test match against South Africa in Dhaka as draw looks inevitable after rain washed out the fourth day’s play in the first Test in Chittagong on Friday. Unless a dramatic improvement of weather, which has a very slim chance, a full 90 overs of play on the ... Read more
Steyn wins hearts of Bangladeshi fans
During the rain-hit fourth day of the Chittagong Test South African speed-star Dale Steyn not only found some entertainment off the field but also showed the other side of his character unlike a fearsome fast bowler on Friday. The paceman who is just one wicket away from 400 Test scalps bored himself in the team hotel as ... Read more
Siddik misses the cut in Omega Masters
Two-time Asian tour winner Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman missed the cut and was eliminated from the Omega European Masters tournament after the second round in Switzerland on Friday. Siddik who made a dismal performance on the first round of the tournament on Thursday with five-over par 75 from 18 holes improved his performance on second ... Read more